The families of Israeli hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag have received news that their daughters, who have been held in Gaza for 475 days, are set to be freed on Saturday in the second round of hostage releases. Hamas disclosed the names of the four women, all of whom are members of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), on Friday, with the media asked to withhold their identities until their families were informed.
While the release of another four hostages is a positive development in the ongoing ceasefire, it may potentially breach the agreement as female civilians were supposed to be released before female soldiers, followed by elderly and wounded men. Among the 30 individuals Hamas has agreed to release in the initial phase of the ceasefire after the recent release of three women, two others were female civilians, Arbel Yehud and Shiri Bibas, along with her two sons, Kfir and Ariel.
